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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  adjacent
       
          adjacency

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of
     adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F.
     adjacent.]
     Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on;
     as, a field adjacent to the highway. ``The adjacent forest.''
     --B. Jonson.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Adjacent or contiguous angle. (Geom.) See Angle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Adjoining; contiguous; near.
  
     Usage: Adjacent, Adjoining, Contiguous. Things are
            adjacent when they lie close each other, not necessary
            in actual contact; as, adjacent fields, adjacent
            villages, etc.
  
                  I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles
                  is peopled with Christians.       --Howell.
            [1913 Webster] Things are adjoining when they meet at
            some line or point of junction; as, adjoining farms,
            an adjoining highway. What is spoken of as contiguous
            should touch with some extent of one side or the whole
            of it; as, a row of contiguous buildings; a wood
            contiguous to a plain.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, n.
     That which is adjacent. [R.] --Locke.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Angle \An"gle\ ([a^][ng]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle,
     corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,
     angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook,
     G. angel, and F. anchor.]
     1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a
        corner; a nook.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Into the utmost angle of the world.   --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To search the tenderest angles of the heart.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Geom.)
        (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet.
        (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines
            meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Though but an angle reached him of the stone.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological
        ``houses.'' [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish,
        consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a
        rod.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than
        90[deg].
  
     Adjacent or Contiguous angles, such as have one leg
        common to both angles.
  
     Alternate angles. See Alternate.
  
     Angle bar.
        (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of
            a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight.
        (b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron.
  
     Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle
        of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of
        a wall.
  
     Angle brace, Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an
        interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse
        and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight.
  
     Angle iron (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having
        one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or
        connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to
        which it is riveted.
  
     Angle leaf (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or
        less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to
        strengthen an angle.
  
     Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for
        ascertaining the dip of strata.
  
     Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a
        capital or base, or both.
  
     Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines.
  
     External angles, angles formed by the sides of any
        right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or
        lengthened.
  
     Facial angle. See under Facial.
  
     Internal angles, those which are within any right-lined
        figure.
  
     Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved
        line.
  
     Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a
        right angle.
  
     Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than
        90[deg].
  
     Optic angle. See under Optic.
  
     Rectilineal or Right-lined angle, one formed by two right
        lines.
  
     Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another
        perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a
        quarter circle).
  
     Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or
        more plane angles at one point.
  
     Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of
        great circles, which mutually cut one another on the
        surface of a globe or sphere.
  
     Visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two
        straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object
        to the center of the eye.
  
     For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence,
     reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction,
        see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection,
        Refraction, etc.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of
     adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F.
     adjacent.]
     Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on;
     as, a field adjacent to the highway. ``The adjacent forest.''
     --B. Jonson.
  
     Adjacent or contiguous angle. (Geom.) See Angle.
  
     Syn: Adjoining; contiguous; near.
  
     Usage: Adjacent, Adjoining, Contiguous. Things are
            adjacent when they lie close each other, not necessary
            in actual contact; as, adjacent fields, adjacent
            villages, etc.
  
                  I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles
                  is peopled with Christians.       --Howell.
            Things are adjoining when they meet at some line or
            point of junction; as, adjoining farms, an adjoining
            highway. What is spoken of as contiguous should touch
            with some extent of one side or the whole of it; as, a
            row of contiguous buildings; a wood contiguous to a
            plain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, n.
     That which is adjacent. [R.] --Locke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Angle \An"gle\ ([a^][ng]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle,
     corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,
     angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook,
     G. angel, and F. anchor.]
     1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a
        corner; a nook.
  
              Into the utmost angle of the world.   --Spenser.
  
              To search the tenderest angles of the heart.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. (Geom.)
        (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet.
        (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines
            meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.
  
     3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
  
              Though but an angle reached him of the stone.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological
        ``houses.'' [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish,
        consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a
        rod.
  
              Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope.
  
     Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than
        90[deg].
  
     Adjacent or Contiguous angles, such as have one leg
        common to both angles.
  
     Alternate angles. See Alternate.
  
     Angle bar.
        (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of
            a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight.
        (b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron.
  
     Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle
        of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of
        a wall.
  
     Angle brace, Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an
        interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse
        and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight.
  
     Angle iron (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having
        one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or
        connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to
        which it is riveted.
  
     Angle leaf (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or
        less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to
        strengthen an angle.
  
     Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for
        ascertaining the dip of strata.
  
     Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a
        capital or base, or both.
  
     Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines.
  
     External angles, angles formed by the sides of any
        right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or
        lengthened.
  
     Facial angle. See under Facial.
  
     Internal angles, those which are within any right-lined
        figure.
  
     Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved
        line.
  
     Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a
        right angle.
  
     Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than
        90[deg].
  
     Optic angle. See under Optic.
  
     Rectilineal or Right-lined angle, one formed by two right
        lines.
  
     Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another
        perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a
        quarter circle).
  
     Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or
        more plane angles at one point.
  
     Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of
        great circles, which mutually cut one another on the
        surface of a globe or sphere.
  
     Visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two
        straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object
        to the center of the eye.
  
     For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence,
     reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction,
        see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection,
        Refraction, etc.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  adjacent
       adj 1: nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without
              intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next
              room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms
              were side by side" [syn: next, side by side(p)]
       2: having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots";
          "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states;
          Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany
          conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state
          of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: abutting, adjoining,
           conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a)]
       3: near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands
          adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  adjacent
     Γαλλικά a.
     προσκείμενος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  adjacent
     Catalan a.
     (l en adjacent) (gloss: lying next to)
     French a.
     (l en adjacent)
     Occitan a.
     (l en adjacent) (gloss: lying next to)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  adjacent
     a.
     1 Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
     2 Just before, after, or facing.
     3 (lb en figuratively postpositive) related to; suggestive of;
  bordering on.
     n.
     Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a
  right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
     prep.
     1 next to; beside.
     2 (lb en figuratively) related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  adjacent
     Catalan a.
     (l en adjacent) (gloss: lying next to)
     French a.
     (l en adjacent)
     Polish n.
     (pl-pre-1936: adiacent)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  adjacent
     Catalan a.
     (l en adjacent) (gloss: lying next to)
     French a.
     (l en adjacent)
     Polish n.
     (pl-pre-1936: adiacent)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  adjacent
     Englanti a.
     viereinen, vierekkäinen, rinnakkainen, läheinen, naapuri-

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  adjacent
     Engelska a.
     1 intilliggande, som befinner sig alldeles bredvid
     2 precis före eller precis efter

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  adjacent /ɐdʒˈeɪsənt/
  1. aangrensend
  2. naburig
  3. belendend

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Adjacent /ɐdʒˈeɪsənt/
  1. مجاور
  2. محاذي
  3. متاخم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  adjacent //əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt// 
  1. съседен
  just before, after, or facing
  2. близък, допиращ се, съседен
  lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring